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gauge

16 sts / 10 cm on 6 mm

no row gauge on record

spec

length / skein
100 m
weight / skein
50 g
needle
6 mm

patterns matching this yarn (417)

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substitutes (8)

Ranked on stitch gauge, then yarn thickness.

Hehku

NovitaDK60% mohair, 40% wool

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
125 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 6 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Ballerina Chunky Mohair

Sandnes GarnBulky77% mohair, 18% wool, 5% polyamide

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5 mm
skein
135 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Reaches this gauge on 5 mm rather than 6 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

Le Gros Silk & Mohair

Biches & BûchesDK · Aranest.28% silk, 72% mohair

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
148 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Big Fuzz has 15%. Reaches this gauge on 5.5 mm rather than 6 mm.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]

SURI ALPACA

LangYarnsWorsted100% alpaca

matching
gauge
16 sts (same)
needle
needle not recorded
skein
100 m / 25 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Big Fuzz has 15%.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
matching
gauge
17 sts (+1)
needle
5.5 mm
skein
200 m / 50 g

→ Thinner per gram. Different blend: no springy wool part, while Big Fuzz has 15%. 17 sts instead of 16, on a 5.5 mm needle rather than 6 mm — close, maybe it will work. We recommend swatching!.

[row gauge unknown — swatch first if the pattern counts rows not cm]
full specification
brand
Pickles
name
Big Fuzz
weight group
Aran · Super Bulky (our estimate)
group source
measured
ball band
—
ply
—
fibres
78% mohair, 15% wool, 7% nylon
skein
100 m / 50 g
gauge
16 sts @ 6 mm; 8 sts @ 10 mm
care
—
superwash
—
made in
—
price
not in the database yet

Weight group is derived from measured gauge, not the brand's label — that is why a yarn labelled "aran / worsted" can sit in our Aran group while another brand's "worsted" lands in DK. Library: 1484 yarns · 57 brands · 142 without gauge · 344/1490 gauge rows missing row count.